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I have had a few close calls but I have also found that Insurance seems to result in more careful handling. The insurance notice stuck onto the outside of the package seems to ring a bell. The insurance isn't significantly expensive.Stoney

WEll lucky for me the people at my branch know me pretty well now and its the main hub for my ares so I talked them into giving me a tour. Now I though UPS workers were bad but they are saints in comparison. I can tell you from what I saw when you get a box that has small tears, crushed corners or dents its damage from the sorter conveyors. When you get one with major damage its the idiots that load the trucks. In my branch its a mostly hispanic crew but my area is mostly hispanic (60% easily) so thats just demographics. These guys just don't care. I watched them take boxes marked "fragil, glass handle with care" and toss them 20 + feet into a trailer. THey don't bother to stack for stability, sort sizes to fill gaps, take boxes marked Top load only and put them on the bottom and a host of other stupid stuff when no one was looking.

I this branch the supervisors are really on top of this and regularly check on the loaders. ONe guy that got caught basically said "so what, thats what insurance is for". He got fired on the spot. I Don't blame the post office but have to blame the workers crappy attitude and unfortunately this type of attitude is becoming more prevalent in the younger generations. There is just no pride in work or desire to do a good job anymore. Just the "i'm here give me my pay" attitude.

My Mojo arrived today, the box look hideous! I've never received a shipping box in such a bad shape. Looked like it had been bent in half. Good news is the kite is fine. The common piece of these is a east coast Post Office.

There is just no pride in work or desire to do a good job anymore. Just the "i'm here give me my pay" attitude.

+2349875i have 6 employees who make $12 or less an hour... its terrible - they dont give a &%#*... they think they have a right to work for an hourly wage.I come from a place where having a good job.. or any job, was a privilege.

There is just no pride in work or desire to do a good job anymore. Just the "i'm here give me my pay" attitude.

+2349875i have 6 employees who make $12 or less an hour... its terrible - they dont give a &%#*... they think they have a right to work for an hourly wage.I come from a place where having a good job.. or any job, was a privilege.

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